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John Cooper School

Cooper art students were awarded three gold medals at the national adjudication level of the art portion of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, out of just 15 such medals awarded to students in Texas this year. Matthew Pugh was awarded the only gold medal in the state in the category of printmaking. Mimi Rajapaksa was awarded the only gold medal given in Texas for ceramics. Angela Threadgill was awarded one of three gold medals awarded in the state for photography and was designated Best in Grade for her piece.

All three were invited to attend a special ceremony on May 31 at the world-famous Carnegie Hall in New York City to be honored among the top young artists in the country. Grace Ann Petrucciani was awarded one of three silver medals given in the state for her photography piece.

Last November’s Cooper Upper School production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” was nominated in four categories by the ninth Annual Tommy Tune Awards. Junior Caitlin Finnie was nominated as Best Leading Actress for her role as Olive Ostrovsky. The show was nominated for Best Musical Direction (Donna Arnold), Best Crew & Technical Direction and Best Lighting Design. Senior Lauren Gallup led the lighting design and tech crew that also included Derek Wohlfarth, Farah Patel, Lauren Gallup, Sinclair Hodge, Xavier Thierry, Aamer Rakla, Megan Harris, L Dickens, Amlan Sahoo, Iliana Amador, Kari Cominski, Jake Seefeldt and Cannon Burton.

Cooper drama students, faculty and administrators will attend the awards ceremony to be held at The Hobby Center in Houston on April 20.

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In March, student artists were awarded a total of $3,500 for work entered in The Woodlands Waterway Art Festival Student Scholarship Competition. Cooper student Sergio Servat placed first in the 3-D category and received $2,000. Katie Poeter placed second in Mixed Media and received $1,000. Nicholas Homonko placed third in 3-D and was awarded $500.

Their work will be on display in the student art booth at the festival April 9 and 10, along with 37 other student pieces from local high schools, including Cooper students Brianna Musico (mixed media), Meagan Provencher (painting), Milou Lammers and Meagan Provencher (drawing), Caroline Lindley and Mihiri Rajapaksa (electronic media) and Julie Johansen and Keenan Lashier (3-D).

The Interfaith Child Development Center is accepting scholarship applications for the 2011-12 school year. The “Helping Hand” scholarships help families in crisis with tuition costs.

Children 2 through fourth-grade living in Interfaith of The Woodlands’ service area are eligible for the needs-based scholarship. Both partial and full tuition scholarships are available. The application deadline is May 2.

For more information on eligibility requirements or enrolling your child in this school, contact 281-292-3617 or visit www.interfaithkids.org.

Primrose School

Primrose School of The Woodlands at Sterling Ridge, located at 6909 Lake Woodlands Drive, prepares to celebrate their school’s 10th anniversary with an event today.

Private Pre-Kindergarten scholarship applications will be taken and evaluated for the next school year.

All proceeds from the $20 per family armbands goes to Reach Out and Read and The Houston Children’s Fund.

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School will host its annual gala on May 21 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott. The 2011 event, “Faith In Our Future,” marks the school’s 10-year anniversary and will pay special tribute to founding families, faculty and staff. A highlight of the evening will be the address by keynote speaker Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, archbishop of Galveston-Houston.